The Wife's Messengers: A Novel. By Mrs. M. B. Horton. 12mo. Tinted paper. Extra cloth, $1.75.
"The writer has produced a capital contribution to the cause of domestic truth, and one which will be read with delight in many a household."—Ohio Statesman.
"This story is pervaded by a strong religious feeling. The story is well worth reading on its own merits, and some portions of it are written with a real power that cannot fail to command attention."—Philada. Evening Telegraph.
Our Own Birds of the United States. A Familiar Natural History of the Birds of the United States. By William L. Baily. Revised and Edited by Edward D. Cope, Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences. With numerous Illustrations. 16mo. Toned paper. Extra cloth, $1.50.
"The text is all the more acceptable to the general reader because the birds are called by their popular names, and not by the scientific titles of the cyclopædias, and we know them at once as old friends and companions. We commend this unpretending little book to the public as possessing an interest wider in its range but similar in kind to that which belongs to Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne."—N.Y. Even. Post.
"The whole book is attractive, supplying much pleasantly-conveyed information for young readers, and embodying an arrangement and system that will often make it a helpful work of reference for older naturalists."—Philada. Even. Bulletin.
"To the youthful, 'Our Own Birds' is likely to prove a bountiful source of pleasure, and cannot fail to make them thoroughly acquainted with the birds of the United States. As a science there is none more agreeable to study than ornithology. We therefore feel no hesitation in commending this book to the public. It is neatly printed and bound, and is profusely illustrated."—New York Herald.
A Few Friends, and How They Amused Themselves. A Tale in Nine Chapters, containing descriptions of Twenty Pastimes and Games, and a Fancy-Dress Party. By M. E. Dodge, author of "Hans Brinker," &c. 12mo. Toned paper. Extra cloth, $1.25.
"This convenient little encyclopædia strikes the proper moment most fitly. The evenings have lengthened; and until they again become short parties will be gathered everywhere and social intercourse will be general. But though it is comparatively easy to assemble those who would be amused, the amusement is sometimes replaced by its opposite, and more resembles a religious meeting than the juicy entertainment intended. The 'Few Friends' describes some twenty pastimes, all more or less intellectual, all provident of mirth, requiring no preparation, and capable of enlisting the largest or passing off with the smallest numbers. The description is conveyed by examples that are themselves 'as good as a play.' The book deserves a wide circulation, as it is the missionary of much social pleasure, and demands no more costly apparatus than ready wit and genial disposition."—Philada. North American.
Cameos from English History. By the author of "The Heir of Redclyffe," &c. With marginal Index. 12mo. Tinted paper. Cloth, $1.25; extra cloth, $1.75.